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· 3/16/1835

United States v. Brig Burdett

Citations

  • 34 U.S. 682
  • 9 L. Ed. 273
  • 9 Pet. 682
  • 1835 U.S. LEXIS 366

How courts have described this case

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  • stating a forfeiture for violation of a revenue law should be established beyond a reasonable doubt
  • “No individual should be punished for a violation of law which inflicts a forfeiture of property, unless the offence shall be established beyond reasonable doubt.”

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Judges: M'lean

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